Just An IncHident

Formula 1, CL16 and MV1

[ipleasantgiver]

the way no one around them is capable of talking about them in any way besides as a unit is so insane to me i can't take it they might as well be married already

and what if we find out that the chain mack has started to wear is actually holding a ring? what then?!

[dalsyy]

will spent the entire bauer camp talking about his pretty canadian best friend and laila went ah. another gay. sweet i ship it

this is real to me thank you anon

[cavallinoazzurro]

hello! i saw an old post of yours, the one where you talk abt max being very considerate with charles' avoidance of touch (that one pic with them walking together and max clasping his hands behind his back) and i was wondering where that saying of charles being avoidant of touch came from? i've seen so many posts talking abt it but i can't find whether he's mentioned it b4 or smth... if you know i'd really appreciate if you could tell me 🙏

I went down quite the rabbit hole trying to find out if any of the drivers have ever been asked about being physically affectionate, only to realize that f1 journalism is in the literal toilet, because why isn't the press asking the real questions that we want to know? We all know Max isn't going to break the news of a theoretical move to Mercedes because some random journalist asked on media day, but you bet your ass he'll answer if someone asks if he's a big spoon or a little spoon

All of this is to say: Charles hasn't really talked about this, as far as i have seen. But! We kind of don't need Charles to talk about it, because physical affection among friends is something that we can observe. Let me show you!

So, in the post in question, i talk about Charles' avoidance of touch, which might seem a bit odd considering that we have many a photo of people being affectionate towards Charles. But i think it's very notable that of those people, it's almost always limited to his team, his teammates, and his family. I also chose the word "towards" deliberately, because many examples of him being affectionate in public are prompted by the other person and/or the situation (such as a race win)

It isn't that he is turning away from these gestures of affection, but it's more that he doesn't usually initiate it unless something truly exciting or noteworthy has happened. This video of Charles with the mechanics from his karting days messing with his hair really shows what i mean! People Charles knows well, messing with him a bit by getting in his space, and he laughs and lets them, but notably, he doesn't reciprocate by trying to mess with any of them. He is quick to shake people's hands, he very naturally gives la bise, but there's clearly a line that he maintains between himself and people who aren't quite in his sphere

What maybe makes this trait so obvious in Charles is the high contrast it provides to Max. It is painfully clear that Max is a very touchy person. I think every Max fan has seen the posts with picture after picture of Max holding onto a fellow driver like it would kill him to let go or the photo of Max laying in his mother's lap from like..2018

Max loves physical affection, he doles it out like it's impossible for him to hold back. And yet, hold back he has! I think that's entirely due to the fact that Charles, our most beloved little manipulator, has utilized his personal boundary against Max quite effectively in the past. I mean, i am personally convinced that half of Max's hesitance to reach out to Charles is because of that one singular awkward as hell podium alone. I mean...

(this post would have been answered ages ago if not for me desperately trying to find this specific gif, oh my god. Reverse image searching on google doesn't work on gifs, though, so if anyone knows who created this gif PLEASE PLEASE let me know so i can credit the artist!)

Coming back from that? Yikes, hard times. But Max is fortunately a very persistent person, who gingerly worked his way closer and closer through the years. I mean, Max is a cat lover, he knows that skittish cats just need to be approached on their own terms. And once you've done that enough, that cat is officially a friend (yes, Charles is the cat in this scenario. Feel free to insert "mouse" or "fawn," if those are your preferred Charles animal analogs)

This really shapes the modern emotional dynamic of this ship for me: Max carefully testing out the waters to find a way for them to meet in the middle, all the while, Charles just needed to slowly pull Max into his orbit of people for the affection to be naturally received. Sometimes Charles is even the one to reach out to Max first! They both have their own goals, but keep meeting in the middle. How far we have come

So, damn, okay, i got sidetracked, but you get the picture, i hope! Basically, Charles is fine with affection, but he has a very specific tolerance that seems to correspond with how close and friendly he is with the person. Thank you for coming on this journey with me! This is what i was crying over in my first post, and i am still crying about it now

[hotmandrivefast]

Charlie was an instant hit in the RB garage. None of the mechanics even questioned why Max had a mini version of Charles Leclerc...

[hotmandrivefast]

Charlie’s trying to cheer Max up with his favorite things. He’s trying his best…

[hotmandrivefast]

Don't worry, Charles is always very, very well taken care of :)

[andthatsp1]

the fact that we have both of these angles is pretty wild tbh

[sharlleglerg]

Max is learning Charles's language

What are you learning right now that you’re not very good at yet? 🦁: Speaking French. Seriously? 🦁: Yeah, it’s not going very well yet. Why French? 🦁: Well, in Monaco it’s sometimes useful.

[lestappenfiles]

Max | Qatar 2023.

DO NOT REPOST ANYWHERE THANK YOU.

[33-16]

with the weird state of the lestappen ao3 tag lately and the influx of hateful comments and non-constructive "feedback" being shared with writers, I just wanted to drop on here and show a lot of love and appreciation for some of my favorite writers in the fandom. i hope the negativity (and mclaren dominance) doesn't stop you from sharing your genius and literary magic with the world. everyone go show them lots of love and support <3

@xxredwineandambiencexx @24heuresdumax @mothlau @ladysomething @abeaneatsbasil @chock-and-bates @drivestraight @fueledbyremembering @ellieisque @unlapped @amarynas @sixteenhearts @toppamplemousse @autumnapricot @darlingboydiaz @ferrarisma @formula-fun @reveushe @fabbyf1 @loquarocoeur @usedtobetam @adutchlover @breathofnyx

(be so proud of every single word you write)

[80181880]

GUIDE FOR KISS KISS YOUR CAT🐱

[80181880]

Ah yes. Me. My boyfriend. And my Imola trophy he said it’d make him feel calm.

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[80181880]

When your boyfriend drive for Ferrari and you win all race in Italy

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( Imola version -> 😭 )

[yuriskkk]

[cadillacjohnf1]

[maxxedoutverstappen]

Max with baby lily🥹🥹🥹

[acebirdofprey]

Kidnapper: We have your child. Toto: I don’t have a child? Kidnapper: Then who keeps going on about how is dad is a powerful man and will hunt me down. Toto: Oh god, you have Kimi. Toto: I’m going to call an ambulance. Kidnapper: You’re scared that we’ll hurt your kid? Toto: The ambulance is for you when his dad gets there. *Hanging up* Max, kicking down the door: Where the fuck is my child.